EthosEnergy Thrives in Remote Monitoring, LNG, and Lifecycle Extension Markets

The 21^st century has presented a series of technological and market evolutions within the energy landscape, such as emerging artificial intelligence (AI), increased power demand causing delayed gas turbine lead times, and an overall focus on extending available assets. EthosEnergy navigates this landscape by adopting advanced remote monitoring and control technologies, as well as refurbishing existing units to keep power plants online.

Ana Amicarella, CEO of EthosEnergy, talks about the company’s latest generative AI integrations and how the updated Performance Center leverages advanced software to help operators diagnose failure modes in machinery data. Also, she details how EthosEnergy’s focus on maintenance, repair, and overhaul positively positions the company in a backed-up market.

TURBO: What are the latest technical innovations in the remote monitoring and control market? How has EthosEnergy integrated these technologies?

Amicarella: It’s a great question, especially with all the recent changes in technology that AI has brought about. AI has been around for 20 years, and we’ve been using it for a very long time. We’ve stepped up our Performance Center, we’ve opened a new facility in Houston for the Performance Center and, when customers visit us, they’re really impressed.

Specifically, we’ve used advanced pattern recognition software (APRS) forever, so that’s been the staple of remote monitoring. Now, we’re using the next generation of monitoring which automatically diagnoses the causes of what APRS sees in the machine trend, then compares to all known failure modes and indicates what’s likely happening at the site.

Additionally, we’ve added high-speed start, stop, and shutdown modeling to critical machinery data. This ensures that our machines aren’t being operated beyond their design parameters. Next, we’re moving to integrate generative AI models.

TURBO: How have delayed gas turbine lead times affected EthosEnergy’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations? What is being done to counter this trend?

Amicarella: The delays on new gas turbines have actually affected us in a positive way. Customers are looking to extend their assets as new power plants take longer to come online. This has led to the additional usage of existing assets, which is our core business. Another huge benefit is refurbishing and moving units being sold at a premium, so these market dynamics have been good for us.